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Morocco joins African Exchanges Linkage Project to support cross-border securities trading

The Casablanca Stock Exchange has been connected to the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP), an e-platform which enables cross-border securities trading among African stock exchanges and contributes to economic integration. In its first phase launched this week, AELP connects seven stock exchanges across 14 African countries: Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and the […]

South African newspaper highlights example of Essaouira as a city of tolerance, coexistence between Muslims and Jews

South African newspaper “Daily Maverick” highlighted the many assets of the Moroccan city of Essaouira, which has become over time an example of tolerance and a city where Muslims and Jews have always lived together. In a story titled “Morocco’s Essaouira: The tolerant city where things have always been done differently,” journalists Ray Hartley and […]

Uganda charges US couple for aggravated torture of adopted son

A court in Uganda has charges and sent to prison a US couple for “aggravated torture” of their 10-year-old foster son, Africa News reports citing the police of the Eastern African country. The court indicted the couple Friday and ordered their detention at Luzira Prison, a high-security prison facility on the outskirts of the capital […]